I remember back when I was working on my Lear type (first time I had ever
flown a jet). I was given a V1 cut and, while I had the airplane under
control, I was about 30 degrees off runway heading, screaming over the
planes in the tiedown area at 100 feet or so. I got better after that.....

Bob Gardner

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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I remember a recent discussion with a pilot mate where I was mentioning
how illogical a crash-shortly-after-takeoff is, given that beyond V1
takeoff can safely be continued even with just one good engine. I'd
even told him that if I saw an aircraft airborne following takeoff, I'd
presume it safe.

Days after that tete-a-tete, a Fokker went down in Pakistan shortly
after taking off. And today the Bombardier at Kentucky.

Doesn't add up, does it? After all, if the engines are good and there's
no bomb going off, it should be pretty hard to crash an aircraft!

Getting cross-wise with a twin following an engine failure is easy if
you're not "On your game".